Southeast Asia in Search of an ASEAN Community: Insights from the Former ASEAN Secretary-general

Talking about ASEAN, this volume reappraises the organization from the inside, through controversial or perplexing issues such as the ASEAN Way, the accession of the new members, including Myanmar, the principle of non-interference, regional security, regional economic integration, the haze and SARS, and ASEAN's future.

Page 9 - Government further agreed that foreign bases — temporary in nature — should not be allowed to be used directly or indirectly to subvert the National Independence of any of the three countries.